Water cooler



Aug. 18, 1925' W. I. SHERWOOD WATER COOLER Filed Jan. 6, 1923gnmz'nl'o'c W151: ernmd.

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Application filed January 6, 1923. Serial m. 611mg.

To allwho-m it may concern. Zetween the bottoms 6 and 8 of the re- Be itknown that I, ILL I. SHERWOOD, spective vessels and their walls 7 and 9is a resident of the city of Montclair, county placed a filling ofnon-heat conducting ma of Essex, and State of New Jersey, and a te-rialsuch as asbestos or other non-metallic citizen of the United States,have invented material. 60

certain new and useful Improvements in Near its upper edge the wall 7 ofthe inner lVater Coolers of which the following is vessel is inclinedoutward into contact with a specification, reference being had to thethe wall 9 of the outer vessel and extends accompanying drawing forminga part upward from the point in contact with the 10 thereof. wall 9extending somewhat above its upper My invention relates to tanks forwater edge and is folded over as shown in Figure coolers of the type inwhich an inner water a into close contact with the outer face of jar orcontainer for the water to be cooled wall 9 thus enclosing its upperedge. The is arranged within an outer tank in which folded upper edge ofwall 7 with the enice is placed about the water jar, and reclosed upperedge of wall 9 are then folded 70 lates particularly to the constructionof the outward and downward against the outer outer or ice tank and itscover. face of the wall 9 as shown in Figure3 thus My invention has forits object to provide forming a double seam 14L- outside the line an icetank with double walls of sheet metal of the outer face of the outerwall 9 and united at their upper edges by a seam and leaving no creviceinto which water can 7 a cover for such ice tank so constructed thatenter from above.

when the cover is in place it will protect the 15 indicates the coverfor the ice tank,

seam against injury. having a central opening for the neck of the lViththe objects above indicated and water jar or container 2. This cover isconother objects hereinafter described in view vex on its upper face andat its periphery w my invention consists in the construction is providedwith a bead 16 arcuate in cross and combination of elements hereinafterdesection extending upward from a line 17,

scribed and claimed. outward and downward terminating at 18 Referring tothe drawings in an edge adapted to fit nearly against the Figure 1 is aside view of a water cooler outer face of the wall 9, the bead thus en-6-3 embodying my invention. closing the upper edges of the walls 7 andFigure 2 is a central vertical sectional 9 and the seam 14. view of thesame. The portion of the bead which extends Figure 3 is a detailedsectional view of upward from the line 17 is adapted to fit the upperedge of the body. the outwardly curved portion 13 of the inner Figure isa view similar to Figure 3 but wall 7 and to make a relatively tightjoint showing the seam as it appears after the therewith. The outwardlyand downwardly first fold is made. curved portions of the bead encloseand pro- Figure 5 is a detail view of the faucet tect the upper edges ofthe walls and the opening. seam by which they are united and also In thedrawings 1 indicates the ice tank serve to give an attractive finish tothe upper or container of a water cooler and 2 indicates edge of the icetank. the water jar or container for the water to At each of theopenings 3 for the faucets be cooled by the ice within the ice tank acollar 20 is inserted between the wall 7 of 45 about the water jar. Anoutlet 3 leads from the inner vessel and a thimble 21 is inserted thewater jar near its base, through the wall through this collar andthrough the openof the ice tank. ings in the walls and its ends, afterapply- The ice tank is formed of twosheet metal ing white lead thereto,are spread outward vessels each formed withoutseain by stampinto contactwith the respective walls as 50 ing or drawing from a single sheet ofmetal shown at 22 and 28. When the faucet 24 the inner vessel comprisinga flat bottom 6 is in place the ends 22 and 23 are held in and verticalwalls 7 and the outer vessel close contact with the walls 7 and 9 andany comprising a bottom 8 substantially flat but tendency-to work looseis prevented having near its periphery an annular down- Having thusdescribed my lnventlon what 55 ward projection 10, and vertical walls 9.I claim is An ice tank for water coolers comprising sheet metal innerand outer members spaced apart at bottom and sides and having the spacebetween their bottoms and sides filled with non-conducting material theupper edge of the side wall of the inner member being flanged outwardinto contact with the inner face of the side Wall of the outer member toform a supporting ledge and 10 united thereto by a double seam foldedoutward and downward into contact with the outer face of the side wallof the outer member, and a cover having an annular downwardly extendingprojection adapted to rest on said supporting ledge, and having outsidesaid annular projection an annular bead adapted to enclose the saiddouble seam.

In testimony whereof 1 hereto aflix my signature.

WILL I. SHERWOQD.

